Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-05-19

The Nashville fire department is being
recognized.
The Belding silk factory has moro
orders than it can ill at present.
An effort is being made TO secure two
daily mails between Hart and Shelby.
The old Fourth Michigan Infantry
will hold reunion at Ann Arbor Juno %.
DIR. J. NJ. Swift has been appointed
Health Officer of Plymouth by the Town
Board.
The Jackson Canoe Club are talking
of holding State regatta this summer to
last two days.
The saloons at Morenci have SO far
been unable to give the required bonds,
and are closed.
Hon. John s. Estabrook has been re-
elected President Of the East Saginaw
Board Of Trade.
Hannah, Lay & Co., of Traverse City,
have sold their lumber, II 900, 900 feet, TO
Chicago parties.
Hon. James Bailey, ex-President of
the Agricultural College, died at Birming-
ham, aged "a years.
The Prohibition State Committee had
113 speakers in the field and expended in
the canvass $4,G37.91.
Kalamazoo County claims to be pay
ing for the maintenance of some Van
Buren, County lunatics.
Mrs. Charles Rice, of Kalamazoo, is a
$4,000 heiress, through the recent death
of her uncle at London, Ont.
The literary and Greek letter fra
ternities of the Agricultural College have
shaken hands across the bloody chasm.
Trout fishing is in full prnarooo All
over the State. there being hardly brook
which doesn't abound in speckled beauties.
Mrs. Sarah X. Hayes, of Kalamazoo,
an old and much esteemed lady, dropped
dead ut the residence of her mother, near
that place.
The Finnish colony ut Ishpeming
numbers over 800 people, and nearly all of
enOhi oAO euuOaeou, Moh-Icho'cu, ehu
valuable residents.
Ann Arbor has experienced reduc-
ton of eight in the number of its saloons
since the first of the month, the $500 tax
having foored them.
The State Board of Health reports
diphtheria at twelve places. scarlet fever at
twenty places. typhoid fever at four places.
and measles at eighteen places.
The Canadian ship-timber fiends have
not yet finished stripping the forests of the
State of their oak; 500, 900 feet of 1t will
he shipped from Jasper alone this season.
The taxpayers of Portland township,
Ionia County, have decided to build an
iron bridge over the Grand River at Port
land village. A special election was held
in the matter.
The amount Of stock subscribed for
experimental gas wells at Blissield foots
up $500 to date. The company which
has been organized will make an effort to
raise nm amount sufficient to put down three
wells.
-Sault Ste. Marie has organized regu-
lar police force, and its members arc in
structed 10 keep out of buildings while on
duty, unless called on to quell O disturb
ance, and while on the street TO keep
moving.
The Ypsilanti Savings Bank Company
is the name of new corporation recently
organized under the State law, with ID. G.
Baichelder, President; s. M. Cutcheon, of
Detroit, Vice President; and r. w. Hemp
hill. Cashier. The company has purchased
land on tho southeast corner Of Congress
and Huron streets, and will erect three
story and basement Office building 5Ox7O
feet, reserving room for their bank on the
first floor. 1t is expected 10 cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000, and will 10
heated by steam, have hot and cold water
on every floor, and be furnished with all
modern conyeniences. 1t is expected 10 be
completed by fall.
1t is said that Bishop Borgess. decree
of accommodation against the several
thousand Poles who participated in the late
riots is not valid, because he did not name
the accommodated parties. The Rev.
Frank O'Brien of st. Augustine's Church,
is mentioned as Bishop Bor-
CESS successor. He is native Of Michi-
gan, 40 years old, and was trained for a
traveller. He embraced re-
ligious life and began his ministerial career
in Detroit as assistant pastor of st. Vim
cents Church. Gov. Alger appointed him
q member of the State Board OF Coirec-
tions and Charities. There is some talk
that Bishop Macs of CovingIon, KY, will
be translated there.
Pontiac real estate is now in greater
demand than it has been for years, and is
rising steadily in value. The business
men have organized a protective associa-
tion, and several manufacturing enter
prises have been solicited AMI encouraged
10 locate there. Among the most promising
Of the progressive movements of Pontiac
capitalists is the organization OF natural
gas stock company under the statute, 70 DO
known as "The Pontiac Natural Gas aud
Oil Company" which has already $1,000
capital. Hon. A. G. Baldwin, w. @. Him.
man, VIM. willets, @. +. Kimbaii, ID. s.
w. H. Osman, Jr., and B. S. I
Tregent have been chosen directors. Hon.
A. G. Baldwin is President; w. G. Hin
man, Vice President; c. f. Kimball,